Figurative Paintings
1760s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Ink, Laid Paper
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 18th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Etching, Watercolor
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Etching, Watercolor
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Etching, Watercolor
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Etching, Watercolor
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Medieval Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1910s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1740s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1910s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s English School Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Tempera
1910s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Pastel
Mid-18th Century Edo Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Pigment
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.